Data Interpretation (DI) for IBPS PO and clerk

Data Interpretation (DI) has been the most important part of CWE Exams. One reason Data Interpretation is tricky is because it has no fixed syllabus. Here we provide some tips to crack Data Interpretation Section of IBPS PO CWE. Data Interpretation questions typically have large amounts of data given in the form of tables, pie-charts, line graphs or some non-conventional data representation format. The questions are calculation heavy and typically test your approximation abilities.

Tips for Data Interpretation:

• Take your time and read carefully. Understand what you are being asked to do before you begin figuring.
• Check the units required. Be sure that your answer is in thousands, millions, or whatever the question calls for
• For doing well in DI section, one should be very comfortable with numbers, calculations, fractions and percentages.
• Try to develop shortcut techniques and approaches that will help you calculate in your head.
• DO NOT ASSUME information that is not given in the questions.
• Practice from a lot of sources
• Learn the value of fractions in percentages.

Resources For DI Preparation :

• Percentage Shortcut and tricks
• Time and distance shortcut and tricks
• Square shortcut
• Partnership shortcuts and tricks
• DI Question  Practice Set
• data interpretation questions with solutions

DI Questions Types:

                                                

1.    What percent of total spending is spent on Tennis?

A.  12 ½ %

B.  22 ½ %

C.  25%

D. 45%

E. None of these

2.    How much percent more is spent on Hockey than that on Golf?

A. 27 %

B. 37 %

C. 37.5 %

D. 75 %

E. None of these

3.    If the total amount spent on sports during the year be Rs. 1,80,00,000 , the amount spent on Basketball exceeds on Tennis by:

A. Rs. 2, 50,000

B. Rs. 3, 60,000

C. Rs.3, 75,000

D. Rs. 4, 10,000

E. None of these

4.    How much percent less is spent on Football than that on Cricket?

A. 22 2/9 %

B. 27 %

C. 33 1/3 %

D. 37 1/7 %

E. None of these

ANSWERS With Solutions:

1. (A) [(45 /360)] X 100% = 12 ½

2 (A)

Let the total spending on sports be Rs. x. Then,

Amount spent on Golf = Rs [(36x/ 360 )] = Rs. x/ 10

Amount spent on Hockey = Rs [ ( 63x/360)]= Rs. 7x /40

Difference = Rs. [(7x /40) – (x/10)] = Rs 3x/40

Required percentage = Rs. [ (3x/40)/ x /10) * 100] % = 75%

3. (A) Rs. [ (50 - 45)/ 360) * 1,80,00,000]= Rs. 2,50,000.

4. Answer: (C)

Let the total spending on sports be Rs. x. Then,

Amount spent on Cricket = Rs [( 81/360) * x ) = Rs. 9x/40

Amount spent on Football = Rs [( 54/360) *x] = Rs. 3x/20

Difference = Rs. [ ( 9x /40) – ( 3x/20) ] = Rs. 3x/40

Required percentage = Rs. [ (3x/40/ 9x/40) * 100)] % = 33 1/3 %

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